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Business

Michigan Automobile Company

Blood Brothers and the Rise of the Horseless Carriage While the topic of early Kalamazoo-area automobile manufacturing (1900-1920) could include…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

Kalamazoo Ladies Library Association History

Kalamazoo Public Library hosted a program highlighting the history of the Ladies Library Association and its amazing landmark building as…

KPL TV: Teen

DIY Gummy Bears!

DIY Gummy Bears

Fun creations with yummy gummy bears! Let’s get cookin’! IMPORTANT: This activity will require the ability to boil water. Adult…

Return Materials

Return Materials

Library materials may be returned to any Kalamazoo Public Library location. Return slots are conveniently located near the service desk at…

DEI

KPL DEI Strategic Plan

Kalamazoo Public Library initiated a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategic planning process in spring 2021 by hiring consultant Michelle…

Newspapers

Newspapers

Historical researchers are fortunate because the Kalamazoo Gazette, the major newspaper serving our area, is the longest continuously published newspaper in…

Government

New Deal Projects

Works Progress Administration poster, Library of Congress Collection Throughout the late 1930s, the Roosevelt administration’s New Deal programs (Works Progress…

Biographies

Baldwin, Schuyler C.

The photographic images captured by Schuyler C. Baldwin between 1851 and 1900 survive to this day as important artifacts, indeed…

Databases

DemographicsNow

Researchers and entrepreneurs are provided with comprehensive business and demographic information valuable to assess business viability, create sales leads and…

MasterFILE Complete

MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading…

Biography Resource Center

Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies and…

Explora for Middle Schools

Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…

Something about the Author

Something About the Author Online brings you comprehensive online access to all volumes of Gale's award-wining reference set, Something About…

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